Saturday, August 22, 2009

Jordan's Board of Fatwas: "Anything that contradicts the Sharia" in UN anti-discrimination convention is prohibited

from Jihad Watch

The advancement of human rights in Islamic countries is perennially blocked by Sharia. It's promoters argue that, sure, it allows for human rights, but all the "rights" one is allowed -- supposedly by divine fiat -- are spelled out in Sharia. Stories like this show the obvious limitations on Sharia's respect for human rights by modern standards, and should serve as a cautionary tale for the West. "Amman accused by Islamists of "destroying the family," from Ennehar Online, August 22:

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